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Metopiinae
Metopiinae are a worldwide subfamily of the parasitic wasp family Ichneumonidae. Metopiinae are koinobiont endoparasitoids of Lepidoptera. There are 26 extant genera. A bulging shield-like face is diagnostic for members of this subfamily, but many members lack this character.
29 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Metopius
genusMetopius
Colpotrochia
genusColpotrochia
Exochus
genusExochus
Hypsicera
genusHypsicera
Triclistus
genusTriclistus
Drepanoctonus
genusDrepanoctonus
Leurus
genusLeurus
Seticornuta
genusSeticornuta
Trieces
genusTrieces
Carria
genusCarria
Spudaeus
genusSpudaeus
Acerataspis
genusAcerataspis
Chorinaeus
genusChorinaeus
Sciron
genusSciron
Bremiella
genusBremiella
Pseudometopius
genusPseudometopius
Stethoncus
genusStethoncus
Bothromus
genusBothromus
Forrestopius
genusForrestopius
Ischyrocnemis
genusIschyrocnemis
Synosis
genusSynosis
Apolophus
genusApolophus
Scolomus
genusScolomus
Ojuelos
genusOjuelos
Periope
genusPeriope
Hemimetopius
genusHemimetopius
Cubus
genusCubus
Lapton
genusLapton
Macromalon
genusMacromalon
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 361758.